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KUALA LUMPUR, KOMPAS.com – Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is one step closer to the post of prime minister he has been waiting for 22 years.
Anwar presents his claim of support for the majority of the Malaysian parliament to Malaysian King Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah on Tuesday morning (10/13/2020)
Anwar claims a large majority support
At a press conference Tuesday afternoon at the Hotel Le Meridien, Anwar said he had the support of a large and convincing majority.
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Without mentioning concrete figures, the president of the People’s Justice Party (PKR) said he had the support of more than 120 parliamentarians.
A minimum of 112 seats out of a total of 222 people’s councils (Malaysian parliament) is needed to form a new government in “Negeri Jiran”.
Anwar left it up to the King of Malaysia to process and verify most of the documents he had submitted.
“Agong will summon the party leadership. We must give space and time. His Majesty is equipped with wisdom and we will not give him deadline. “said Anwar.
The 73-year-old politician also asked Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to resign because his government had clearly fallen.
Sultan Abdullah was reportedly beginning to summon several senior party leaders and politicians to confront him at the State Palace.
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One of them is Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, a high-ranking politician from the United Malaysia National Organization (UMNO).
The veteran politician who is familiarly called Ku Li is scheduled for an audience with Sultan Abdullah this afternoon local time.
Rumors circulated that Ku Li and his faction in UMNO would switch sides to support Anwar as the new prime minister.
UMNO leaders informed by Malaysia Kini will hold an emergency meeting tonight to discuss the direction of party policy.
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In response to Anwar’s claim, Prime Minister Muhyiddin is scheduled to deliver a statement at 3 pm local time.
So far there have been no leaks on which political bloc has decided to cross to Anwar fort. In addition to a dozen names from UMNO, the Sarawak Party Coalition (GPS), which plays an important role as kingmaker with 18 seats he also mentioned support for Anwar.
Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan coalition controls 91 parliamentary seats. The Muhyiddin National Bond Coalition, which has been in power for only 7 months, controls a very small majority of 113 seats.
